Angry Flight Attendants Picket Airports Around the World Jan. 7
United Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA-CWA), will conduct a world-wide protest over the failure of United Airlines management to negotiate a new contract on time.
Over seven years ago flight attendants took deep cuts in pay and then management destroyed their working conditions and cancelled their pensions.
Those cuts were scheduled to conclude Jan. 7, 2010 as the Contract becomes amendable.
Negotiations began early on April 6, 2009 as part of an agreement between the union and the company with the intention of having a new flight attendant contract in place by Jan. 7, 2010.
Flight attendants are working at 1994 wage levels in the year 2010 and working 48% more compared with 2002 schedules and staffing.
When United exited bankruptcy CEO Glenn Tilton alone took a bonus that could have provided a 10 percent pay raise for all 15,000 flight attendants.
AFA-CWA members are angry that management has not discussed the improvements envisioned, seeming only interested in delaying a new Contract for flight attendants.
International Protests – Local Times and Contact Person:
- Frankfurt (FRA) Arrival between Hall B & C, 10 am – 12:30 pm
Local Contact: Dirk Schultz, (069) 97390483 - Hong Kong (HKG) United departures, 10:30 am – 1 pm
Local Contact: Jack Kande, 852-9831-7448 - London Heathrow (LHR) 10 am – 11 am
Local Contact: Saad Bhatkar, 07815442394 - Tokyo-Narita (NRT) United curbside 3 pm – 5 pm
Local Contact: Rick Gonzalez, 090 2206-1924
U.S. Domestic Airport Picket Lines – Local Times and Contact Person
- Atlanta (ATL) United departure level, 8 am – 11 am
Local Contact: Christina Archille, 404-824-8116 - Boston (BOS) United departure & arrival, 11 am – 2 pm
Local Contact: Lina Bowers, 603-502-3457 - Charlotte (CLT) United departure level, 8 am – 4 pm
Local Contact: Keith Biolek Austin, 305-776-0014 - Chicago (ORD) United departure door 1G, 11 am – 1 pm
Local Contact: Sara Nelson, 202-286-1973 - Denver (DEN) Levels 4, 5 & 6 at United, 9 am – 12 pm
Local Contact: Ken Kyle, 303-913-6978 - Honolulu (HNL) United check-in level, 10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Local Contact: Ed Kalahiki, 808-348-5975 - Las Vegas (LAS) Zero level at curbside, 10 am – 1 pm
Local Contact: Laura Harsh, 702-544-9849 - Los Angeles (LAX) Terminal 7 at United, 11 am – 2 pm
Local Contact: Darren Shiroma, 310-480-9913 - Miami (MIA) United departure level, 12 pm – 4 pm
Local Contact: Angela Curlee, 305-812-3871 - New York (LGA) United departure & arrival, 10 am – 2 pm
Local Contact: Ken Diaz, 845-893-6327 - San Francisco (SFO) United departures, 10 am – 12 pm
Local Contact: Chris Black, 650-773-6813 - Seattle (SEA) United departure level, 8 am – 12 pm
Local Contact: Diane Tucker, 206-910-8110 - Washington DC (IAD) United departures, 2 pm – 5 pm
Local Contact: Andreas Curlee, 571-209-7943
More than 55,000 flight attendants, including the 15,000 flight attendants at United, join together to form AFA, the world’s largest flight attendant union.
AFA is part of the 700,000 member strong Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO. Visit us at unitedafa.org.